Fountain for carbonated liquids



UNITED STTES PATENTj Grricn.

OTTO z'wIETUsoH, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

FOUWNTAIN VFOR CARBONATED LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 506,355, dated October 10, 1893.

Application tiled September 22, 1892. Serial No.446,533. (No model.)

Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful,

Improvement in Fountains for Carbonated Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fountains for containing carbonated liquids;

and my several improvements will be pointedout in the course of the following description,

reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure l is a View of my improved fountain in vertical section, with the siphon detached; Fig. 2, a sectional view vof the siphon and attachments; Fig. 3, a plan view of a detail, and Fig. 4 a partly sectional view of a detail.

The objects of my invention arev to facilitate the manufacture of the fountain; also t0 give it exceptional strength; and also to adapt it to be conveniently rolled about upon its lower edge without injury to the door.

A is the exterior shell, formed in one piece of steel. B is a tin lining, fitting snugly within the shell A, and terminating at a considerable distance above the lower end of the latter, as shown. The lining B having been introduced into the shell A, the bushing C is next inserted through the opening in the top. The shell A and lining B are notched at the top, preferably on two opposite sides of the opening for the bushing, as shown at t, (though one notch only, or more than two may be employed and lugs, s, on the bushing, somewhat smaller than the notches enter the latter. The effect of this is two-fold?- First, the lugs in the notches prevent turning of the bushing, with consequent torsion of the lining B, when the collar D is screwed into place against the annular bearing-plate o, which is fixed to the shell, and, secondly,

the notches, being somewhat larger than the lugs, serve as outlets for any air that'may be confined between the shell A and lining B. The lining B and bushing C having been introduced, the next step in the manufactureV is to secure the bottom in place. This is done as follows: A dish-shaped diskE of tin, similar to that constituting the lining B, is soldered to the base of the latter, and constiis set within the shell.

steel plate, Gg, conforming to the bottomlining, E, and interposed ring F, and provided with an annular flange, r, of suchl height as to reach to the lower end of the outer shell A, An annular plate, H, fitting within the iange fr', and-flanged at its top, as shown at q to lie against lthe steel plate G is then introduced, and its lower portion p turned outward around the lower ends of the steel shell A and flange fr of 'the steel bottom-plate G, and also, preferably, around a wire ring, o, itting against the lower outer edge of the steel shell A, thereby forming a broad, rounded tire or tread on which the fountain may be rolled without injuring the floor. The shell A, flange r, and annular plate H are all secured together by rivets n. The parts having been put together as above described, the lower portion of the fountain is immersed in a bath of molten solder to a height somewhat above the rivets, the eect of which is to seal all the crevices. The purpose of the wedge-shaped ring F is toll out the space between the shell, the lining and the bottom, so that when pressure is brought against the block-tin lining the latter will neither stretch nor burst. .Y l I is the Siphon-pipe, which is of they usual construction, except that the handle m of the valve, Z, is made" t0 perform a double func tion. That isto say, it has a slight-vertical play uponthe valve stem, upon which, unless restrained, it turns as a swivel. Thehandle has a sleeve, 7c, provided with a notch, e', and the valve stem is provided with a pin, h, and with an enlargement g at its upper end. When the handle is to be used to operate the valve the notch i is brought down over the pin; but when the fountain is, being rolled on the fioor upon its lower edge, the handle -m is raised, so that while it is held firmly in the hand the valve-stem may revolve freely within it, the pin being out of engagement with the recess. This construction greatly facilitates handling of the fountains.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fountain for carbonated liquids, the

combination with the metal shell A, and tin lining B, tting closely within the shell A, and terminating above the lower end thereof, of means for sealing the bottom of the fountain, comprising the tin disk E, soldered to the lower end of the lining B, ring F of solder, or other suitable material placed against the lower margin of the disk E, and metal disk Gr, conforming to the disk E and ring F, and having the iiange r fitting against the interior of the shell A and riveted thereto, substantially as described.

2. In a fountain for carbonated liquids, the combination with the shell A, lining B, inner disk E, ring F of solder, or other suitable material and outer disk G having the flange o', of the annular fianged plate I'I, secured to the flange r and shell A by rivets, and having its lower end bent around the loWerends of said iiange and shell, substantially as described.

3. In a fountain for carbonated liquids, the combination with the shell A, lining B, inner disk E, ring F of solder, or other suitable niaterial and outer disk G having the flange r, of the wire ring o fitting against the outer lower edge of the shell A, and the annular plate l-I, riveted to the flange r and shell A, and having its lower end bent over the lower ends of said flange and shell and around the wire ring o, substantially as described.

et. In combination with the siphon pipe and valve of a fountain for carbonated liquids, the valve-stern Z thereof provided with a revoluble handle m, and means for securing the handle at will against rotation, whereby the handle may be used interchangeably as the agent for operating the valve and as a swivel to aid rolling the fountain upon its lower edge, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the siphon pipe and valve of a fountain for carbonated liquids, the valve-stern l thereof having the pin AIt and enlargement g at its top, and handle m upon the sleeve 7c, revoluble and longitudinally movable upon the stein l, and provided with the notch i to engage the pin h, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

OTTO ZWIE'PUSCII.

In presence of M. J. FROST, W. W. WILLIAMS. 

